Almost ready to order my first built! Any mistakes?

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sir_locksley

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Hi!

After few weeks of research I'm finally ready to order my parts for my first built. Please advise me if you see anything wrong! I am looking for an entry gaming rig at a reasonable price. I will not OC at the beginning but maybe later on...

- CORSAIR Enthusiast Series TX650 650W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC High Performance Power Supply

- Intel Core i5-4670K

- ASUS Z87-A LGA 1150 Intel Z87 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

- GIGABYTE GV-N770OC-2GD GeForce GTX 770 2GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready WindForce 3X 450W Video Card

- G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

- ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS

- SAMSUNG 840 EVO MZ-7TE120BW 2.5" 120GB SATA III TLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

- Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive

The case will be purchase in a local store to save on shipping cost and make sure I choose a big enough one.

1- Can someone confirm the compatibility of the entire system please?
2- Do you think my PSU is sufficient for now and if Idecide to OC later on?
3- Is it a decent built? This is mostly for gaming but not hardcore gaming ;)

Many thanks

Mike
 
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Where are you ordering from? Many e-tailors (at least in the USA) offer free shipping. T answer your questions:

1. The only thing I am not sure that would be compatible might be the memory, I suggest you visit the G. Skill website and use their memory finder/configurator program/app. Just tell it your motherboard and it will list all compatible memory they make for it.

2. According to here:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

A system running only a single GTX 770 only requires ~ 575 W, so you will be fine with your PSU, however, their recommendations do not allow for overclocking, so if you plan on oc'ing, I suggest adding 50-100W to what they recommend. Also, I would get a different PSU, the CX series is...
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Where are you ordering from? Many e-tailors (at least in the USA) offer free shipping. T answer your questions:

1. The only thing I am not sure that would be compatible might be the memory, I suggest you visit the G. Skill website and use their memory finder/configurator program/app. Just tell it your motherboard and it will list all compatible memory they make for it.

2. According to here:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

A system running only a single GTX 770 only requires ~ 575 W, so you will be fine with your PSU, however, their recommendations do not allow for overclocking, so if you plan on oc'ing, I suggest adding 50-100W to what they recommend. Also, I would get a different PSU, the CX series is Corsair's budget line and do not use the best quality parts (mainly capacitors). I'd suggest something from Seasonic, XFX, Corsair (except their CX series) or Antec.

3. If this is for gaming, there would be other motherboards that would possibly perform better or have better feature sets although they might cost a little more.
 
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@ TheMohammadmo: I don't think I'm gonna sli...maybe just OCing. Should I still upgrade a bit the PSU?

@ animal: I'm living in Canada, the best value I found was on Newegg (price, shipping, tax wise). And shipping a case does increase the shipping cost. I just came back from the local store and he offered me different cases between 80-140$. So I'll have to check the reviews and make a choice. I did check the memory as you suggested me and yes, as TheMohammadmo pointed out, it IS compatible. Thanks for the head's up anyway, I've learned something again! For the PSU, I did select from the TX series (vs CX series). So my question remains ;) is it sufficient for now and later on (OCing) ?

thanks!
 
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yeah the psu is perfect for ocing. It wont do sli but otherwise is perfect. Here are some nice psu's for the money . The best part about them is that they are fully modular meaning really easy cable mangment. If you want a cheap case, you could get the nzxt source 210 elite. http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st75fp http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-120pg0650gr http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-power-supply-st75fp http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-rm750
 
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